DECCA WIDEBAND/GROOVED SXL:ANSERMET:NUTCRACKER BALLET
  £   77
  $   102

 


£ 77 Sold For
Oct 10, 2008 Sold Date
Sep 30, 2008 Start Date
£   25 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

NEAR MINT CONDITION

DECCA WIDEBAND/GROOVED LABELS.

 UK EARLY 1960s PRESSING STEREO LPs

SXL 2092/3

AN EARLY 1960s PRESSING OF THE 1959 RECORDING TRIUMPH.

ORIGINAL RECORDING RIM TEXT AT THE TOP OF THE LABELS.

MADE IN ENGLAND RIM TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABELS.

BEAUTIFUL RECORDING!

JUST ABOUT THE BEST EVER!

ERNEST ANSERMET 

Conducts 

THE SWISS RADIO ORCHESTRA

(L'ORCEHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE) 

in

TCHAIKOKVSKY

"THE NUTCRACKER"

COMPLETE BALLET

This is a 1960s  THICK PRESSINGS ORIGINAL WIDEBAND AND GROOVED STEREOPHONIC DECCA LABEL LP.

THE COVER HAS THE DATE CODE 4.63 SIGNIFYING THE COVER PRINTED IN APRIL 1963.

THE ACTUAL DISCS MAY BE FROM THE THIS TIME OR AS I SUSPECT AT LEAST A YEAR EARLIER.

DON'T FORGET THE"ORIGINAL RECORDINGS"RIM TEXT ENDED BY THE MID 1960s AND THE GROOVED LABELS WERE NOT ALWAYS USED AFTER THE MID 1960s.IT IS STILL WELL WITHIN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF ISSUE. 

IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED(PROBABLY A DOZEN TIMES AT THE MOST) AND HAS GLEAMING SURFACES.

THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A HIFI BUFF AND ONLY USED TOP EQUIPMENT.

THIS WILL BE A HARD COPY TO IMPROVE UPON!

ONLY THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF FAINT SURFACE CRACKLE AT THE QUIETEST PASSAGES AT HIGH VOLUME! 

WARM, RICH RECORDING OF AN EMOTIONAL WORK MADE FOR VINYL AND STEREOPHONIC SOUND!

PLAYED TO PERFECTION AND RECORDED IN THOSE PRE-DIGITAL , NATURAL SOUNDING DAYS!

I AM A DEALER WITH WIDE TASTES BUT WAS BROUGHT UP TO ENJOY CLASSICAL MUSIC AND WAS EXPOSED TO THE BEST LABELS AND RECORDINGS FROM A YOUNG AGE AND DON'T FORGET I PLAY ALL THE ITEMS OFFERED FOR QUALITY CONTROL CHECKING ON EXCELLENT EQUIPMENT WITH A FEQUENTLY CHANGED STYLI!

SUPERB CLEAN LABELS WITH NO SPINDLE WEAR!

The Glossy front GATEFOLD COVER has very slight TINY EDGE creases, some RING WEAR BUT NO RIPS/REPAIRS etc etc .

It has the original  inner sleeves.

INSIDE THE BOOK OF THE COVER ON ONE OF THE INSIDE BLANK PAGES, THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS ADDED HIS NAME AND A DATE BUT THERE IS NO OTHER WRITING WHATSOEVER.

PLEASE SEE MY SELECTION OF PHOTOS. 

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this set doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely  pressings!! Warm sound!!. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

REALISTIC £25 starting price with no annoying reserve.Postage is £4 recorded delivery UK-SOLID PACKING!. Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT SO NICE POSTAGE DEALS WILL BE AVAILABLE.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left.

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 7000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers.Pay attention to comments about grading and packing!!! Bid with 100% confidence!  

Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week.

Thanks for looking and good luck.

THIS MIGHT BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A TOP QUALITY COPY OF A FINE , VINTAGE STEREO CLASSICAL DOUBLE LP AS THIS ONE!!!

 

 

 




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